Lester Carter Publications

2009

Berman HM, Westbrook JD, Gabanyi MJ, Tao W, Shah R, Kouranov A, Schwede T, Arnold K, Kiefer F, Bordoli L, Kopp J, Podvinec M, Adams PD, Carter LG, Minor W, Nair R, Baer JL: The protein structure initiative structural genomics knowledgebase. Nucleic Acids Research 2009, 37:D365-D368.

2008

Berman HM, Westbrook JD, Gabanyi MJ, Tao W, Shah R, Kouranov A, Schwede T, Arnold K, Kiefer F, Bordoli L, Kopp J, Podvinec M, Adams PD, Carter LG, Minor W, Nair R, La Baer J.
The protein structure initiative structural genomics knowledgebase.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2008, Jan;37(Database issue):D365-8.

Oke M, Ching RT, Carter LG, Johnson KA, Liu H, McMahon SA, White MF, Bloch C Jr, Botting CH, Walsh MA, Latiff AA, Kennedy MW, Cooper A, Naismith JH,
Unusual chromophore and cross-links in ranasmurfin: a blue protein from the foam nests of a tropical frog.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2008;47(41):7853-6.

McMahon SA, Oke M, Liu H, Johnson KA, Carter L, Kadi N, White MF, Challis GL, Naismith JH.
Purification, crystallization and data collection of Pectobacterium chrysanthemi AcsD, a type A siderophore synthetase.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2008 Nov 1;64(Pt 11):1052-5.

Meier C, Carter LG, Sainsbury S, Mancini EJ, Owens RJ, Stuart DI, Esnouf RM.
The crystal structure of UMP kinase from Bacillus anthracis (BA1797) reveals an allosteric nucleotide-binding site.
J Mol Biol. 2008 Sep 19;381(5):1098-105.

Overton IM, van Niekerk CA, Carter LG, Dawson A, Martin DM, Cameron S, McMahon SA, White MF, Hunter WN, Naismith JH, Barton GJ.
TarO: a target optimisation system for structural biology.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Jul 1;36(Web Server issue):W190-6.

Liu H, Rudolf J, Johnson KA, McMahon SA, Oke M, Carter L, McRobbie AM, Brown SE, Naismith JH, White MF.
Structure of the DNA repair helicase XPD.
Cell. 2008 May 30;133(5):801-12.

Fairhead M, Johnson KA, Kowatz T, McMahon SA, Carter LG, Oke M, Liu H, Naismith JH, van der Walle CF.
Crystal structure and silica condensing activities of silicatein alpha-cathepsin L chimeras.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Apr 21;(15):1765-7.

Richards JD, Johnson KA, Liu H, McRobbie AM, McMahon S, Oke M, Carter L, Naismith JH, White MF.
Structure of the DNA repair helicase hel308 reveals DNA binding and autoinhibitory domains.
J Biol Chem. 2008 Feb 22;283(8):5118-26.

Zaccai NR, Carter LG, Berrow NS, Sainsbury S, Nettleship JE, Walter TS, Harlos K, Owens RJ, Wilson KS, Stuart DI, Esnouf RM.
Crystal structure of a 3-oxoacyl-(acylcarrier protein) reductase (BA3989) from Bacillus anthracis at 2.4-A resolution.
Proteins. 2008 Feb 1;70(2):562-7.

2007

Yard BA, Carter LG, Johnson KA, Overton IM, Dorward M, Liu H, McMahon SA, Oke M, Puech D, Barton GJ, Naismith JH, Campopiano DJ.
The structure of serine palmitoyltransferase; gateway to sphingolipid biosynthesis.
J Mol Biol. 2007 Jul 27;370(5):870-86.

Seetharamappa J, Oke M, Liu H, McMahon SA, Johnson KA, Carter L, Dorward M, Zawadzki M, Overton IM, van Niekirk CA, Graham S, Botting CH, Taylor GL, White MF, Barton GJ, Coote PJ, Naismith JH.
Expression, purification, crystallization, data collection and preliminary biochemical characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sar2028, an aspartate/tyrosine/phenylalanine pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2007 May 1;63(Pt 5):452-6.

Seetharamappa J, Oke M, Liu H, McMahon SA, Johnson KA, Carter L, Dorward M, Zawadzki M, Overton IM, van Niekirk CA, Graham S, Botting CH, Taylor GL, White MF, Barton GJ, Coote PJ, Naismith JH.
Purification, crystallization and data collection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sar2676, a pantothenate synthetase.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2007 Jun 1;63(Pt 6):488-91.

Meier C, Carter LG, Winter G, Owens RJ, Stuart DI, Esnouf RM.
Structure of 5-formyltetrahydrofolate cyclo-ligase from Bacillus anthracis (BA4489).
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2007 Mar 1;63(Pt 3):168-72.

2006

Williams GJ, Johnson K, Rudolf J, McMahon SA, Carter L, Oke M, Liu H, Taylor GL, White MF, Naismith JH.
Structure of the heterotrimeric PCNA from Sulfolobus solfataricus.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Nov 1;62(Pt 11):1134-7.

McMahon SA, Walsh MA, Ching RT, Carter LG, Dorward M, Johnson KA, Liu H, Oke M, Bloch C Jr, Kennedy MW, Latiff AA, Cooper A, Taylor GL, White MF, Naismith JH.
Crystallization of Ranasmurfin, a blue-coloured protein from Polypedates leucomystax.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Nov 1;62(Pt 11):1124-6

De Laurentis W, Leang K, Hahn K, Podemski B, Adam A, Kroschwald S, Carter LG, van Pee KH, Naismith JH.
Preliminary crystallographic characterization of PrnB, the second enzyme in the pyrrolnitrin biosynthetic pathway.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Oct 1;62(Pt 10):944-8.

Au K, Berrow NS, Blagova E, Boucher IW, Boyle MP, Brannigan JA, Carter LG, Dierks T, Folkers G, Grenha R, Harlos K, Kaptein R, Kalliomaa AK, Levdikov VM, Meier C, Milioti N, Moroz O, Müller A, Owens RJ, Rzechorzek N, Sainsbury S, Stuart DI, Walter TS, Waterman DG, Wilkinson AJ, Wilson KS, Zaccai N, Esnouf RM, Fogg MJ.
Application of high-throughput technologies to a structural proteomics-type analysis of Bacillus anthracis.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2006 Oct;62(Pt 10):1267-75.

Albeck S, Alzari P, Andreini C, Banci L, Berry IM, Bertini I, Cambillau C, Canard B, Carter L, Cohen SX, Diprose JM, Dym O, Esnouf RM, Felder C, Ferron F, Guillemot F, Hamer R, Ben Jelloul M, Laskowski RA, Laurent T, Longhi S, Lopez R, Luchinat C, Malet H, Mochel T, Morris RJ, Moulinier L, Oinn T, Pajon A, Peleg Y, Perrakis A, Poch O, Prilusky J, Rachedi A, Ripp R, Rosato A, Silman I, Stuart DI, Sussman JL, Thierry JC, Thompson JD, Thornton JM, Unger T, Vaughan B, Vranken W, Watson JD, Whamond G, Henrick K.
SPINE bioinformatics and data-management aspects of high-throughput structural biology.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2006 Oct;62(Pt 10):1184-95.

McEwan AR, Liu H, Oke M, Carter L, Powers H, Dorward M, McMahon SA, White MF, Naismith JH.
Overexpression, purification, crystallization and data collection of Sulfolobus solfataricus Sso6206, a novel highly conserved protein.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Mar 1;62(Pt 3):228-30.

2005

Walter TS, Diprose JM, Mayo CJ, Siebold C, Pickford MG, Carter L, Sutton GC, Berrow NS, Brown J, Berry IM, Stewart-Jones GB, Grimes JM, Stammers DK, Esnouf RM, Jones EY, Owens RJ, Stuart DI, Harlos K.
A procedure for setting up high-throughput nanolitre crystallization experiments. Crystallization workflow for initial screening, automated storage, imaging and optimization.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Jun;61(Pt 6):651-7.

McEwan AR, Liu H, Oke M, Carter L, Powers H, Dorward M, McMahon SA, White MF, Naismith JH.
Overexpression, purification, crystallization and data collection of Sulfolobus solfataricus Sso6206, a novel highly conserved protein.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2006 Mar 1;62(Pt 3):228-30.

2004

Sutton G, Fry E, Carter L, Sainsbury S, Walter T, Nettleship J, Berrow N, Owens R, Gilbert R, Davidson A, Siddell S, Poon LL, Diprose J, Alderton D, Walsh M, Grimes JM, Stuart DI.
The nsp9 replicase protein of SARS-coronavirus, structure and functional insights.
Structure. 2004 Feb;12(2):341-53.